Mmm, Ice.

[kyra_ojosverdes]

Quote of the Day: "Mommy! Where did you learn car karate??" -- Eliza, upon watching me deliver standing flat-foot kicks to all four car doors, as they were frozen shut

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[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

I've never lived someplace where anything got frozen solid. This is good to know in case the ice age happens in my lifetime, or in case I move away from San Francisco.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

So you don't know how to walk on ice, either? Wow.

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

I have sometimes walked on ice. I do it very carefully and slowly. Is there a specific method for it?

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

Keeping your feet totally parallel to the ground surface helps a lot with the not-falling.

It was always amusing during the fall semester on campus when the first snow and ice arrived... it became really obvious which students were new to cold weather and hadn't dealt with snow and ice before. (Once you're used to walking on ice it's a little slower, but not a whole lot slower, than walking on dry ground. Except black ice, the kind which is absolutely smooth with no texture at all and a thin film of water over it. Everyone falls on black ice.)

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

Great, so if I ever move to a colder climate, even if I'm not confident of my footing, I can at least be confident that I'll amuse the locals. ;)

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's my motivation in life. If I can't do it well, at least I'll provide comfort to those who also cannot do it well, and amusement to those who can!